Lucy Made Banana Bread.

This s take off from out our normal Banana bread cupcakes that we like because they are iced with sprinkles bt Lucy was not having the least bit of interest tn more work on a busy Saturday and said in the pan it goes.

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It turned out delicious anyway.   

Lucy’s Banana Bread or Cupcake 

Preheat oven to 375 F degrees for loaf pan and 25F  less for cupcakes

Dry Mix:

1 ½ C plus 2 T flour

¼ tsp salt

1/8 tsp each ginger, cloves, allspice, mace

1 tsp each cinnamon and nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp baking powder

1/2 C chopped walnuts

1/2 C chopped chocolate chips  THIS RECIPE USUALLY HAS 1 c EACH OF nUTS AND CHIPS

 Bourbon Fruit – add bourbon to below dried fruits in a Pyrex 1 cup measuring cup covered with plastic wrap.  Microwave on high for 30 seconds and set aside 15 minutes to plump up fruits.

2 T bourbon

¼ C raisins or sultanas

¼ C dried cranberries

¼ C dried apricots cut into raisin size pieces

We used ½ C each Dried Cherries and Cranberries for this bake

Wet Mix:

 3 mashed up ripe bananas – 4 is better but Lucy always eats one ahead of time

1/8 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

½ C vegetable oil

½ C each brown and white sugar

1 T walnut oil

 dd ½ C sugar, ½ C brown sugar and Bourbon fruits to wet mix and stir until sugar is dissolved.  Mix the wet into the dry and stir 50 times with spatula until the flour is incorporated

Quickly fill cupcake paper liners 3/4th full or put into PAM sprayed large bread loaf pan which is way faster for Lucy.

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Bake cupcakes for about 15-18 minutes until wooden toothpick comes out clean.  Loaves will take 1 to 1 ½ hours or more for wooden skewer to come out clean or better 196 F on the inside.  You don’t want the top to collapse when it cools. 

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 LET cool completely (Like you can stop it)  on wire rack – 2 hours minimum.  Ice cupcakes with cream cheese vanilla icing and put sprinkles on each to decorate per the holiday or special occasion.  Makes about 21 cupcakes or 1 large bread loaf pan

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

 1/2 C butter, softened

1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened

1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended; stir in vanilla.

Cut recipe recipe in half for 20 Cupcakes or 9x13 sheet cake.

Slicing was fine for 1/4" but the light was bad so Crumb Shot tomorrow